Tony Stewart vs. The Daytona 500: A Missing Rings Special 

I'm glad to see this special. The man literally won everything at Daytona except for the 500.

He always seemed to win the xfinity race at Daytona though

9:12 If Tony Stewart had stayed on the high side, he would've won the 2008 Daytona 500.

Mark martin would fit in the category of missing rings in the Daytona 500.

He is a hall of fame for sure even without the 500 win he never got. #NWP

This is the best one hands down

As a die hard Tony Stewart loyalist I always wish he had gotten that missing ring. He was so good at plate tracks. It's a shame what happened in his later career. It was tough rooting for him in the end, but his final win had me jumping and shouting with joy. That win meant more to me as a fan than a Daytona 500 victory ever could.

Funny about Tony, a majority of his career wins came in the second half of the season which is why I think he never won a Daytona 500 but also why he's a 3-time champion 🏆🏆🏆 #clutch

Everytime I see this, my heart breaks as a Stewart fan. Won so many races at Daytona, but not the 500, and with more heartbreaking runs than many who haven't won this race.

You could do this with Mark Martin as well.

As a diehard Tony Stewart fan, 2007 and 2008 Daytona 500 still stings 😔 2007 had easily the best car and 2008 lost on the last lap while leading

I feel like 2004, 2007, and 2008 have to be the biggest heartbreakers for Tony Stewart.

Mark Martin is another driver that can be nominated for the Daytona 500 Missing Ring.

Tony was my favorite and it was sad to see him go but I knew it was best for him due to all his injuries lately

Your missing ring series on your channel is so damn good bossman. Keep up the work!!!

Have to say this about Stewart's comments in '06: The way they were driving, he had a very valid point. Even to this day, I don't like the pack racing at restrictor plate tracks, but I haven't really liked any racing at superspeedways since the mid 90s. Now, everyone wanted to throw shade his way because, following his comments, he made that move near the front of the pack. You have to realize that proves his point. If it hadn't been him making that move, it would have been someone else. What he was saying in his statement is that drivers have NO CHOICE but to drive that aggressively if they're gonna win, and it's bound to cause a huge wreck and hurt somebody. It's an inevitability. He wasn't wrong, either, every year since there has been a massive wreck at some point during the 500 (and every other restrictor plate race, for that matter) because they have no choice but to drive that aggressively. They just wanted to give Tony a bad rap for that move because NASCAR doesn't like when a driver points out one of their errors (consider Kyle Busch in the first COT after his Bristol win). Fortunately, none of the mandatory "big one" crashes have resulted in fatality, though plenty of drivers have been injured in these wrecks.

I think we could do a Double Missing Ring special for either Mark Martin or Carl Edwards. I’d say that they’re both two of the greatest drivers never to win either the Daytona 500 or the championship.

This may be a stewart video but my God! I don't think anyone could ever pull a pass like JR did there! All by himself and was able to split two cars up AND get the pass done

I sure am glad he got it as an owner because he had the Earnhardt luck at Daytona winning everything there except the 500 coming close so many times and winning and dominating there for a bit in the Summer. Tony Stewart also recently reveled in an interview with Dan Patrick as he lay in the hospital after his wreck in the 2001 Daytona 500 they accidently rolled Dale into the same room as him and that absolutely haunts him to this day.

dang i love the idea for this, as well as the formatting. going through each 500 one by one, i like it.

2007 and 2008 I'm sure were the hardest for Stewart. 2007 where he crashed after gaining the lead from Kurt Busch. At that point he fought back from 40th. Then in 2008 making an unlucky decision by choosing the wrong lane. I remember in 2007 I was happy that Stewart was knocked out of the race. Now that I look back it, I'm sad that he crashed that race and wish somehow he could still win it.

Please do Mark Martin Vs The Daytona 500: A Missing Rings Special

At least he got a 500 victory as a team owner

The little kid inside me cried to this lol. Good video man

Good video. I’ve been a Tony fan since I was little and damn this video stings.

I don’t care what people say about Tony! The guy could drive any car fast. He is the only open wheel driver who came in in the modern era and was truly successful. 3 championships, 40 something wins. And he showed the emotion that we beg for nowadays. But then they call him a hothead and an idiot. Yep, he had one or two that maybe crossed the line. But it really pisses me off when Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch get ridiculed for showing emotion. And then they turn around and say they want drivers to show emotion. It just makes no sense

2007, Tony and Kurt had *the* cars to beat. As everyone might remember, once those two cars crashed it became a free-for-all. (And nothing short of a crash-fest...) 2008 stung, but 2007 was a real sour moment for me.

I’m so glad someone finally made this video

Now imagine if he returned for 1 race only and won that race aka the Dayton 500

I remember watching a dirt track race where TS killed a driver one lap after he wrecked him. It might have been Barberville or somewhere in Florida. His career took a nose-dive after this.

This is unique because 500 winners get rings so I like it. Maybe you could do one of these for Mark Martin, Carl Edwards, or maybe Greg Biffle. Or you could do a Chase Elliott 2017 missing ring and just die sect the whole race. Then you could do that with blaney from 2018. But honestly you could just pick a dale 500 race before 98 and do a video on any of those races. This has potential to be more than just a one off. I really appreciate it.

wow oh wow very very good thanks !! could u do one on the Dale' Earnhardt and Jarrett ?

Nice spin on a already fantastic series. You could do this for any driver who hasn't won a race and how their career would have unfolded differently had they won a race (Scott Riggs, Hut Stricklin just too name a few.) The 2006 and 2008 stand too me (back during my time I actually rooted for drivers). 2006 for simply how Tony drove (as a fan at the time I felt ashamed) and how much of a hypocrite he was acting like. And 2008 was well heart breaking.

Pain.

I Always love the outro

Imagine if dale got caught up in that wreck... probably would still be here today

Dale jr vs the coke 600 is a good missing ring idea

As a Tony Stewart fan this stings

Great video and analysis of Stewart’s misfortune in the Daytona 500... However, there are 2 things to add: In the 2005 Daytona 500, Michael Waltrip and Jeff Gordon were the main cars to beat in that race. When those two cars led, Stewart couldn’t even get close enough to their bumpers to even try to pass them. After Waltrip fell out bc of engine failure, Gordon was Stewart’s main threat and was actually passing Stewart in turn 3 with less than 25 to go before Greg Biffle caused the big one... So Stewart did not have the best car in that year’s Daytona 500, Gordon and Waltrip did. Also, Stewart was without question the class of the field in the 2007 Daytona 500, but he made a mistake in turn 4 while leading that caused himself and Kurt Busch to be taken out of the race... Some people called it Karma for what he did in 2006 to Matt Kenseth. It’s still a shame that Stewart never got a true shot in 2016 to go get his missing Daytona 500 ring.

If anyone would know anything about killing someone on a race track, it would be Tony Stewart

He may have not won it as a driver, but he took the guy that was involved with him in the 2007 crash, and the one that pushed Ryan Newman to his 500 win. Kurt Busch, to his first Daytona 500 win for either of them

To think that dale sr was almost in the 2001 big one, Jesus Christ

Its such a hard race to win, some of the greatest this sport has to offer never got that chance to win its biggest race. Stewart is definitely one of the greatest drivers to never win The Great American Race.

He finally won the Daytona 500 as an owner in 2017.

Jeff Gordon won it in 2005, not Dale Earnhardt Jr.

awesome video

Would be cool to see him try a one-off in Daytona to bad the new rules wouldn't allow for a 5th car or him to drive for another team.

Missing rings: daytona 500 vs Terry Labonte. Or vs Mark Martin Or vs Bobby Labonte

I think Kenny Wallace deserves some love. And Kenny Shrader

When I saw the 1st missing rings episode, I thought it would include daytona 500's, I was going to suggest Stewart in the 2004 500 But I thought it was championships only.

I think it will be cool if Stewart won the 2005 500 and Kyle Busch won the 2008 500 and Joe Gibbs Racing would have 6 500 wins today

Man poor Tony

Well he got it as an owner, but just like Earnhardt he won everything there was to win at Daytona except the 500 and he was dominant in the 500 but could never lead the last lap. Dale Sr finally got thru in his 20th try in 1998 but Stewart never did and retired but if he wouldn't have retired he could have got it, but at least he won as an owner. If not for fate Dale Sr would have at least 3 1990 for sure and Tony Stewart should have 2. Tony Stweart retired early he didn't make 20 attempts and Dale only stopped when the same race claimed him on the last lap ironically how he lost it in 1990 last lap leading flat tire turn 3. Tony Stewart had a good chance to win the 500 no matter what team. Quote from Dale in 1998 after he won "Patience is what its going to take and patience is what I will give it. If John Elway can the Super bowl I can win the Daytona 500".

Trevor Bayne is the exception.😄

Good stuff! Met him a couple of times, seemed okay. Never was a fan though.

In 2008 it looked like he pulled over so Ryan could win

I hope Ryan Blaney doesn't have this problem. I mean look at last year, completely dominated and couldn't hold on at the end. I really hope he gets the 500

The Irony is that Kurt Busch would end up winning the 2017 Daytona 500 (The first Daytona 500 I've ever watched) racing for his team, thus Tony Stewart would win the great american race as an owner.

In 2008 I was convinced that Tony was going to win when the white flag waved. Then I learned one of the most important lessons in restrictor plate races. It ain’t over until the checkered flag is out.

Always hurts me to see it. He could’ve easily had 5 or 6 Daytona 500 wins

God, I wished to see him win one as a fan but it hurt every year.

3 more days

2008 hurts the worst.

Kyle Busch vs the 500 as well

Mark Martin

Johnny Benson 2000

why?

So intentionally trying to cause a crash doesnt even result in disqualification? Didn't know nascar was this dirty

*Depression levels intensify*

Ahab's great white whale

In a way, he would win the 500 as just an owner the year after retireing.

Considering what he did in 2006 I would say he deserves not winning any

Still haunts me to this day, all those near misses.

I’m glad he never got a 500. Seems like some sort of karma for how much of a jerk he was during his career. Never liked him.

Well at least he has a Win in the 500 as an Owner with Kurt Busch in 2017. Granted, it's not as special but at least he has the credit for it...

Edwards had this same problem.

Stewart would win the Daytona 500 as an owner in 2017 with Kurt Busch

Tony Stewart, Best Driver That Never Won The Daytona 500.

As a big time Tony Stewart fan The 2008 500 really hurt 😞

Some other ideas for Missing Rings Specials: Mark Martin vs. The Daytona 500 Ken Schrader vs. The Daytona 500 Tony Stewart vs. The Coca-Cola 600

I've always hated that Tony never got the 500, the 600, nor Southern 500...best driver to never do so

14 likes so far, how bout 20

The most ironic part of this is that Tony was a beast in the July race at Daytona

As a Stewart Fan those 500 defeats were gut wrenching. He also fell short winning a Cup race in Darlington and falling short in the Indy 500. He could get the job done when it came to the championships but those crown jewel races slipped through

He is for sure one of the best to never win the 500. I remember when he won the Coke Zero 400 the third time he said "If I could trade all of these for a Daytona 500 i would."

Smoke fan here. Lowkey I think him not winning the 500 was a karma for him being a jackass trying to destroy Matt and Jimmie in 05 and 06.

Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace have nearly 200 wins between them and none of them won a superspeedway race in February. Honestly its not that big a deal. This race is a lottery.

In a perfect world: Mark Martin wins the 2007 Daytona 500. Tony Stewart wins the 2008 Daytona 500. Ryan Newman wins the 2020 Daytona 500.

Tony Stewart is literally this era's Dale Earnhardt. Can dominate the 500 but lose in spectacular fashion. Can win every other Daytona race besides the 500. Would probably win the truck race if he ran it. Wasn't particularly bad at Talledega also.

I know this is an old video but still wanted to leave a comment. Rusty Wallace, who in my opinion, is an underrated NASCAR legend who also never won the Daytona 500.

Probably the greatest driver, Next to Mark Martin, To never won the 500.

he should have not retired till he won at Daytona.

GOD I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!

Something similar should be done for Terry Labonte

Missing Rings Special: Mark Martin the Daytona 500

Never cared for tony but this situation does make you sad lol. Great video!

Missing Daytona rings Rusty Wallace and Donnie Allison

I have an idea for a Missing Ring episode. Do Bill Elliott 1992. He lost because he didn't lead the most laps in the last race of the season.

A sad, SAD video for me Im Tony's biggest fan and seeing the daytona 500's from 2006 to today I always wanted to see my guy win it finnaly But after 15 years of being a NASCAR fan, i never got to see that day ever

Strange that 10 years after the Busch wreck. The same driver would be driving Tony & Hass' car into victory lane of the 500.